Slideshow: Obama v. Romney, in Art

Given Romney’s previous statements on slashing FEMA and arts funding, he’s a terrible option for anyone who’s been affected by hurricanes or NEA cuts— which rules out pretty much everyone in the New York art world right now, except for the super-rich. Most of the whispering Romney support this year is coming from Forbes-level art dealers like William Acquavella and Larry Gagosian. Duh.

Or at least, if pro-Romney artists are out there, they’re shy. This pro-Romney list took me all morning to scrape together, and it makes the “Hope” poster look cutting-edge.

Romney

John Currin and Rachel Feinstein are both, famously, Republican. We dunno if they’re voting Romney, but that’s a pretty good bet. Thomas Kinkade (deceased)Richard Whitney hasn’t come out and said it, but he’s the official portraitistThat crazy right-wing guy John McNaughtonThe other crazy right-wing guy David BugnonAFC commenter Franklin Einspruch